Jeremiah TiptonFounder in president of David Hernandez ministries

Feel Like a Fake? Consider This…

12 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief sermon, the speaker confronts listeners who feel like "fake sinners" or impostors in their faith. He argues that the very struggle against sin is evidence that the Holy Spirit dwells within them, convicting them and producing sorrow over wrongdoing. This internal conflict demonstrates that they belong to God and remain His children, even when they sin. While the presence of the Holy Spirit does not excuse continued sin, it affirms their identity as believers and calls them to recognize the ongoing battle as a sign of divine presence rather than a sign of abandonment.

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You indeed are a fake. You're a fake sinner. You are not a wolf in sheep's clothing. You are sheep in wolves' clothing. When you act in sin, you are acting outside of your nature. You're acting according to who you aren't anymore. So while you might look at your struggle with sin as a sign that you don't belong to God, let me ask you this question: Who is it in you that is struggling against sin? The very fact that you are struggling is proof that the Holy Spirit is within you, convicting you, bringing that sorrow That brokenness over wrongdoing. If the Holy Spirit didn't reside in you, you wouldn't be struggling with sin. You would just be sinning. You would go all the way over to the darkness. But because the Holy Spirit dwells in you, there's this battle, this conflict. That sorrow that you feel, that brokenness that you feel, is proof that the Holy Spirit dwells in you. And while it's not an excuse to continue in sin, the fact that you sense that sorrow is proof that the Holy Spirit dwells in you. You belong to him. You are his child even when you make a mistake, and he's there convicting you.